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Rhythms 93
THE RED WINE ROSES
across sydney and throughout mississippi, seven-
piece blues rock outfit, the red wine roses, have
played, filmed, and soaked up as much of the true
blues spirit a human could hope to. educating
themselves on the back stories of the genre, and its
people, they’ve found themselves with a sound that’s
free-flowing and funky, with just enough Howlin’ wolf
grit and sweat-saturated blues groove to keep the
hard-core blues lovers at bay.
I chatted to front-man Ryan Hutt about their involvement
in the Aussie blues scene, the band’s future prospects,
and why the Blues is an intrinsic part of us all.
You guys have a sound that’s reminiscent of the early
Chicago bluesmen. How do you feel you’ve evolved that
sound, and modernised it?
“There’s really isn't one particular style or artist that we’re
trying to be like. We listen to everything. I like to listen to
music that’s truth, the blues is a sure bet in that regard.
In this day and age there’s a lot more false reason, and
pressure for artists in all fields to make something far
from who they are. For us it’s the straight up fun, that’s
why we do it. There’s no point sharing words from my
diary, and dancing like a madman if I'm not portraying
any emotion or fun. You might as well be sitting at home
watching music on a screen, it’s got to be transferable.”
What do the blues mean to you?
“Blues to me is the love between a man and a woman.
It’s as simple as that. Originating in the slave age,
singing about the hard times they were going through.
They were separated from their families and partners,
and when you’re separated from someone you love it
carries throughout life, everyone is affected by love,
and relationships, and the blues is the easiest avenue to
express it. It’s a feeling, it’s not mechanical at all.”
RWR are very much keeping the genre alive – what do
you hope for people to get out of the music you play?
“Fun. I don’t like to sing, or talk about anything that’s not
worth talking about, I don’t want to pollute the world with
any more crap, there’s already enough of that on the TV,
and the radio. Live music in general should give out good
vibes for all involved, no matter what genre, you should
get truth and a personal release out of it, whether you’re
dancing, singing, or playing you’re all just as important as
each other.”
You just released a new single ‘Genie’, with an
accompanying music video. Is there any new music on
the horizon?
“We’re doing another single at the moment, and it’s a
totally different style to Genie, but that’s what we do, we
just go with what happens. For us it’s just one song at a
time. We’re all working for ‘the man’, studying, pursuing
different dreams, and we all love to travel, so just taking
it as it comes. In all new experiences new songs are
waiting.”
You spent 3 months in the US filming a documentary
on the blues, Blues Ain’t Blue, tell me a little about that.
Do you feel it gave you a deeper perspective on what the
blues is all about?
“For sure! We’d started listening to Muddy Waters, and
Eric Clapton and thought we knew everything about
the blues. Myself, Harry and Luke were interested to see
more, and hit the original stomping grounds together. We
had the chance to interview and meet over 30 artists, all
living, breathing and performing the blues their whole
lives. The stories and emotions that were shared with us
were far greater than we ever imagined.”
“Our presence was so welcomed. It was one hell of party
most the time with all the excitement of what we were
doing and what they wanted to share with us. I guess
you’ll have to check it out!”
CHLOE KAY RICHARDSON